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[-] Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

It seems like every time a see one of these videos, some Russian is laughing in the background.

[-] Rose@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Putin doesn't like transformers, so hopefully that's fine by him.

[-] dumdum666@kbin.social 12 points 11 months ago

It had an unfortunate shmelting accident…

[-] Spitzspot@lemmings.world 11 points 11 months ago

Let me guess the official response..."worker smoking"?

[-] Windex007@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

I imagine with how many workers have been removed from the workforce (or in many cases, from existence) that there is a fuck ton of industrial and utility maintenance that just isn't able to get done.

Entirely possible it was an effective strike of some kind... But also possible that critical infrastructure is eroding to the point that "catastrophic failures" are on the menu.

[-] thanevim@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

Not to mention far more increased demand putting increased wear on both machines and humans, which only makes your first point stronger

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

If transformers in Russia are like transformers elsewhere, they are of limited supply and can't easily be replaced, especially if it's many of them.

That'll hurt, and even if replaced, weaken them further.

[-] OswaldBuzzbald@midwest.social 7 points 11 months ago

The workers of Cybertron are gonna be puttin in some serious overtime.

[-] TransSynthesist 10 points 11 months ago

I like to think it was sabotage.

[-] RidderSport@feddit.de 8 points 11 months ago

So apparently the Russians still smoke inside their factories, what a shame

Thank god they're so stupid.

[-] Hopfgeist@feddit.de 7 points 11 months ago

Not sure this has been the official "explanation" this time, but looking at it from a technical side, there isn't normally anything in a transformer flammable enough to be ignited by a cigarette, even if you could drop it directly into the cooling oil (which you can't: they are normally sealed). My understanding is that you need a sustained arc over several minutes of "normal" electric current, or several lightning strikes to heat up the oil enough to catch fire. That requires some major fault. I guess a suitable type of warhead could cause it eventually, but not immediately.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 11 months ago

they are normally sealed

Normally

I wouldn't be surprised if the issue turns out to be a comedy of errors.

  1. Damaged transformer is never fix. Due to ~~budget issues~~ corruption
  2. Overtime it becomes more damaged until it represents a serious safety issue. See above
  3. Absolutely no equivalent of workplace safety laws. Sea above
  4. All resulting in a massive explosion
[-] Hopfgeist@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago

I wouldn’t be surprised if

Neither would I. Just saying that "smoking at the workplace" alone won't suffice. Unlike in, say, a ~~fireworks~~ munitions factory.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 11 months ago

Well of course there is rules, and there are is what people do.

Paying attention is important.

[-] kaiomai@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Special Flammable Operation.

[-] MonochromeLadybug@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Poor Thomas.

[-] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago
[-] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 months ago

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[-] DKKHGGGj@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago
[-] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 11 months ago

transformers are filled with flammable oil, which is so similar to diesel some people even use it as such. moderate physical damage will cause short circuit, and this will provide enough energy to disperse and ignite that oil. no need for pressure buildup from fire

[-] Hopfgeist@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

Can transformer cooling oil form flammable vapour? Maybe, I guess, if it's hot enough, but I'm not sure. But when the transformer gets hot and explodes it may cause an oil spray fine enough to create a fireball, which may look similar. The first stage of a "proper" BLEVE is normally the "expanding vapor" cloud, which is visible as such, before it has mixed with air sufficiently (and/or reaches an ignition source) to burn and form the fireball. Then again, in smaller ones, and in the dark, the vapour cloud may be so short-lived that it cannot be seen.

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